Do we really want to go here? What rights would this being have? They're usually thought of as a brutish, primitive species. So what woman would want to give birth to a Neanderthal baby? Yet this incredible scenario is the plan of one of the worldâs leading geneticists, who is seeking a volunteer to help bring manâs long-extinct close relative back to life. Professor George Church of Harvard Medical School believes he can reconstruct Neanderthal DNA and resurrect the species which became extinct 33,000 years ago. His scheme is reminiscent of Jurassic Park but, while in the film dinosaurs were created in a laboratory, Professor Churchâs ambitious plan requires a human volunteer. He said his analysis of Neanderthal genetic code using samples from bones is complete enough to reconstruct their DNA. He said: âNow I need an adventurous female human. âIt depends on a hell of a lot of things, but I think it can be done.â Professor Churchâs plan would begin by artificially creating Neanderthal DNA based on genetic code found in fossil remains. He would put this DNA into stem cells. These would be injected into cells from a human embryo in the early stages of life. It is thought that the stem cells would steer the development of the hybrid embryo on Neanderthal lines, rather than human ones. After growing in the lab for a few days, the âneo-Neanderthalâ embryo would be implanted in the womb of a surrogate mother â the volunteer. Professor Church, 58, is a pioneer in synthetic biology who helped initiate the Human Genome Project that mapped our DNA. He says Neanderthals were not the lumbering brutes of the stereotype, but highly intelligent. Their brains were roughly the same size as manâs, and they made primitive tools. He told German magazine Der Spiegel: âNeanderthals might think differently than we do. They could even be more intelligent than us. âWhen the time comes to deal with an epidemic or getting off the planet, itâs conceivable that their way of thinking could be beneficial.â Scientists say that his plan is theoretically possible, although in Britain, like most countries, human reproductive cloning is a criminal offence. But Professor Churchâs proposal is so cutting-edge that it may not be covered by existing laws. However, experts worry that neo-Neanderthals might lack the immunity to modern diseases to survive, and some fear that the process might lead to deformity. There is also uncertainty over how they would fit into todayâs world. Bioethicist Bernard Rollin of Colorado State University said: âI donât think itâs fair to put people... into a circumstance where they are going to be mocked and possibly feared.â In a scathing reaction, Philippa Taylor of the Christian Medical Fellowship said: âIt is hard to know where to begin with the ethical and safety concerns.â Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...thal-man-Harvard-professor.html#ixzz2Id6U6waL Follow us: @MailOnline on Twitter | DailyMail on Facebook
Hey, no problem! In this utopia of everyone succeeds and liberal tolerance, just give our caveman friend an EBT card, 2 years of unemployment benefits, a student loan of $80k and some GEICO insurance and all will be well. So easy a caveman could do it.
Sorry, didn't watch it. Why listen to another hour of bullshit when I can read up on all the lies in the last one.